In the vast open-air Soul Fighting Arena, dozens of students stood scattered beneath the competition platform.
On the platform, two students were fighting, with a teacher serving as the referee.
"I'll head over now. It's almost my turn. Find yourself a seat, and we'll talk later."
Xiao Hongchen glanced at the match on the platform, which was nearing its end, waved at Xu Lanqing, and hurried over.
Xu Lanqing took a seat beneath a pavilion in one corner. His gaze immediately fell on a striking figure among the students, standing alone with no one by her side.
She was a tall, slender girl in a fitted white school uniform trimmed with silver.
Her pale golden hair shimmered in the sunlight as it fell down her back, reaching all the way to her hips.
Her features were breathtaking, and she carried herself with heroic poise.
But her face was as cold as ice, driving away any male student who wanted to strike up a conversation. They could only sneak glances at her from a distance.
Her emotionless eyes swept past them now and then. Anyone she looked at immediately felt ill at ease, as if a savage beast were sizing them up for its next meal. They hurriedly shrank back.
Her fierce temperament was plain to see.
The most beautiful women Xu Lanqing had ever seen were Snow Empress and Jiang Nannan. The others were a cut below.
Of course, that didn't include Gu Yuena. She was in a league of her own, so beautiful she took one's breath away.
Xu Lanqing studied the girl for several moments. People were naturally drawn to beautiful things, but that wasn't his only reason.
The moment he saw her, he felt the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul inside him stir with a faint sense